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Pressure on council to purchase KOB House

by Marie Hobbins
SHOULD the owners of the Mulgrave Street ancestral home of the author, Kate O’Brien like to donate the property to Limerick City Council, the local authority would be very glad to accept it.
Director of services, Pat Dowling has told a meeting of the Cultural and Sporting Strategic Policy Committee that although the selling price of the property has dropped considerably, the city council has no plans to purchase the spacious, red  brick structure.

Cllr Kathleen Leddin said it is a shame that the city council cannot reciprocate by “doing something substantial to honour the author in her own city”.
Mayor Jim Long said that now that the property has gone to public sale, he will be urging the council’s property department to “take a look at it.
“It is now going at a give-away price and I believe that the council should move to purchase it”.

Clareview avenue signs get facelift

THE residents of Clareview can rest assured that the street signs in their area have not disappeared into thin air.
“The local people were mystified when they discovered that the signs were not in place, but I can allay their fears as I’ve received clarification from the city council on the issue,” says Deputy Wilie O’Dea.
“Many residents in the Clareview area were in touch to express their concern, but I can reveal that the signs have been removed so that they can be cleaned and painted before they are returned to their original positions”.

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